User:The Singing Badger/Saturn's moons
Appearance
Name (spheroidal moons in bold) |
Diameter (km) | Mean orbital radius (km) |
Orbital period (d) | Position | Discovered | ||
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XVIII | Pan | pan' | 20 (equator) | 133,583 | 0.576(1) | in Encke Division | 1990 |
XXXV | Daphnis | daf'-nis | ~7 | 136,505(8) | 0.59537(1) | in Keeler Gap | 2005 |
XV | Atlas | at'-lus | 33 (37 × 34 × 27) | 137,670 | 0.603(1) | outer A Ring shepherd | 1980 |
XVI | Prometheus | proe-mee'-thee-us | 106 (148 × 100 × 68) | 139,350 | 0.614(1) | inner F Ring shepherds | 1980 |
S/2004 S 6(2) | ~5 | 140,000 | 0.61 | 2004 | |||
S/2004 S 4(2) | ~5 | 140,100 | 0.619(1) | 2004 | |||
S/2004 S 3 | ~5 | 140,580 | 0.62095 | outer F Ring Shepherds | 2004 | ||
XVII | Pandora | pan-dor'-a | 87 (110 × 88 × 62) | 141,520 (3) | 0.6285(7) | 1980 | |
XI | Epimetheus | ep'-i-mee'-thee-us | 119 (138 × 110 × 110) | 151,422(7) | 0.6956(1) | co-orbitals | 1980 |
X | Janus | jay'-nus | 179 (194 × 190 × 154) | 151,472(7) | 0.6960(1) | 1966 | |
I | Mimas | mye'-mus | 397 (418 × 392 × 383) | 185,404(3) | 0.942422(4) | 1789 | |
XXXII | Methone | me-thoe'-nee | 3 | 194,000 | 1.01(1) | 2004 | |
XXXIII | Pallene | pa-lee'-nee | 4 | 211,000 | 1.14(1) | 2004 | |
II | Enceladus | en-sel'-a-dus | 499 (512 × 494 × 489) | 237,950(3) | 1.370218(4) | In the thick of E ring | 1789 |
XIII | Telesto | te-les'-toe | 23 (30 × 25 × 15) | 294,619(3) | 1.887802(4) | leading Tethys trojan | 1980 |
III | Tethys | tee'-this | 1060 (1072 × 1056 × 1052) | 1684 | |||
XIV | Calypso | ka-lip'-soe | 21 (30 × 16 × 16) | trailing Tethys trojan | 1980 | ||
XII | Helene | hel'-e-nee | 33 (36 × 32 × 30) | 377,396(3) | 2.736915(4) | leading Dione trojan | 1980 |
IV | Dione | dye-oe'-nee | 1118 | 1684 | |||
XXXIV | Polydeuces | pol'-ee-dew'-seez | 13 | trailing Dione trojan | 2004 | ||
V | Rhea | ree'-a | 1528 | 527,108(5) | 4.518212(5) | 1672 | |
VI | Titan | tye'-tun | 5151 | 1,221,930(3) | 15.94542 | 1655 | |
VII | Hyperion | hye-peer'-ee-on | 292 (360 × 280 × 225) | 1,481,010(3) | 21.27661 | 1848 | |
VIII | Iapetus | eye-ap'-i-tus | 1436 | 3,560,820 | 79.3215(1) | 1671 | |
XXIV | Kiviuq | kee'-vee-oek | ~16 | 11,333,200(5) | 450.444(5) | Inuit group | 2000 |
XXII | Ijiraq | ee'-ye-raak | ~12 | 11,372,000(5) | 452.760(5) | 2000 | |
IX | Phoebe | fee'-bee | 220 (230 × 220 × 210) | 12,944,300 | -549.834(1,6) | Norse group | 1899 |
XX | Paaliaq | paw'-lee-aak | ~22 | 14,923,800(5) | 680.667(5) | Inuit group | 2000 |
XXVII | Skathi | skaadh'-ee | ~8 | 15,576,200(5) | -725.784(4,6) | Norse (Skathi) Group | 2000 |
XXVI | Albiorix | al'-bee-or'-iks | ~32 | 16,401,600(5) | 784.226(5) | Gallic group | 2000 |
S/2004 S 11 | - | ~6 | 16,898,400(5) | 820.130(5) | Inuit group | 2004 | |
XXVIII | Erriapo | err'-ee-ap'-oe | ~10 | 17,408,700(5) | 857.556(5) | Gallic group | 2000 |
XXIX | Siarnaq | see'-ar-naak | ~40 | 17,905,700(5) | 894.542(5) | Inuit group | 2000 |
S/2004 S 13 | - | ~6 | 18,056,300(5) | -905.848(4,6) | Norse group | 2004 | |
XXI | Tarvos | tar'-vus | ~15 | 18,160,200(5) | 913.685(5) | Gallic group | 2000 |
XXV | Mundilfari | moon'-dil-fair'-ee | ~7 | 18,360,100(5) | -928.806(4,6) | Norse group | 2000 |
S/2004 S 17 | - | ~4 | 19,099,200(5) | -985.453(4,6) | 2004 | ||
XXXI | Narvi | nar'-vee | ~7 | 19,370,700(5) | -1006.541(4,6) | 2003 | |
S/2004 S 15 | - | ~6 | 19,372,200(5) | -1006.659(4,6) | Norse (Skathi) group | 2004 | |
S/2004 S 10 | - | ~6 | 19,618,400(5) | -1025.908(4,6) | Norse group | 2004 | |
XXIII | Suttungr | soot'-oong-ur | ~7 | 19,666,700(5) | -1029.703(4,6) | 2000 | |
S/2004 S 12 | - | ~5 | 19,905,900(5) | -1048.541(4,6) | Norse group | 2004 | |
S/2004 S 18 | - | ~7 | 19,958,700(5) | -1052.722(4,6) | Norse (Skathi) group | 2004 | |
S/2004 S 9 | - | ~5 | 20,290,800(5) | -1079.099(4,6) | Norse (Skathi) group | 2004 | |
S/2004 S 14 | - | ~6 | 20,303,300(5) | -1080.099(4,6) | Norse group | 2004 | |
S/2004 S 7 | - | ~6 | 20,576,700(5) | -1101.989(4,6) | 2004 | ||
XXX | Thrymr | thrim'-ur | ~7 | 20,810,300(5) | -1120.809(4,6) | 2000 | |
S/2004 S 16 | - | ~4 | 22,610,700(5) | -1269.362(4,6) | 2004 | ||
XIX | Ymir | ee'-mur | ~18 | 23,174,600(5) | -1317.137(4,6) | 2000 | |
S/2004 S 8 | - | ~6 | 23,608,900(5) | -1354.342(4,6) | 2004 |
- (1) Computed from the semi-major axis using the IAU-MPC Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service µ value
- (2) It is not yet clear if these are real satellites or merely persistent clumps within the F Ring
- (3) Computed from the period using the IAU-MPC Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service µ value
- (4) Source: NASA
- (5) Source: IAU-MPC Natural Satellites Ephemeris Service
- (6) Negative orbital periods indicate a retrograde orbit around Saturn (opposite to the planet's rotation)
- (7) Source: NASA/JPL
- (8) Source: [1]